HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-08-1971 Board of Health MinutesThe April meeting of the Plainview -Hale County Board of Health met
April 8, 1971, at the Far East Restaurant. Meeting was called to
order at 12:30 P.M. by chairman Sam Langford. Attending were
Dr. Gerald Wagner, Mary Lou Truesdale, Clara Neis, Keltz Garrison,
Viola Espinosa, Oliver Harmel, Sam Langford, Edgar Brown, Ray D.
Blair, Dr. Randall Heye and Dr. Ray Freeman.
The minutes of the meetings of February 25 and March 17, 1971, were
read and approved.
Oliver Harmel made a motion that March bills be paid. Edgar Brown
seconded motion. Motion carried.
Mary Lou Truesdale reported that HEW application was in the mail
March 31, as per their instructions; that the Plainview Family Service
Clinics had been moved to the Health Department office and were being
held every other week from 12:30 to 2: P.M.; that they were soliciting
voluntary staff members to assist with meetings; that the office is
losing Health Aid Sue Davis, who is moving to Stanton; that she,
Milton Sims and Dianna Martinez had attended a State Public Health
meeting in Fort Worth where she had been named Secretary Elect of
Nursing Care Section, Texas Public Health Asst3ciation, which would
necessitate travel to Austin to attend three meetings this year and
she would appreciate travel expense for these meetings but regardless,
she will attend, as it will be good for Plainview and Hale County.
Dr. Wagner reported that there was a new bill before the legislature
pertaining to the Board, but that the only way it would affect our
organization would be to increase the number of board members to 9,
to include a dentist and three doctors.
Dr. Wagner stated that he had never had any understanding with regard
to personnel, but when they had had vacancies he had hired and when
the need arose he had fire the help. Dr. Heye stated that the Board
should give Dr. Wagner a vote of confidence, and as Acting Director,
he should have authority on the actual functioning of the unit.
Edgar Brown brought to the attention of the Board that Cliff Martin's
job terminates May 31, 1971, and members of the board expressed com-
passion for him because of his terminal illness.
Sam Langford reported that the City will do everything possible to
keep the health program going, and that as soon as Marshall. Pharr
furnishes him with pertinent information, he will visit with the
County Judge and give him the information for the Court.
Dr. Wagner reported that his work load as well as other members of
the staff was increasing greatly.
Action on recommendation of travel expense to Austin for Mary Lou
Truesdale as well as recommendations for pay raises was postponed
until after the visit with the judge.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Clara Neis, Secretary Sam Langford, President
Approved /1/
Clara Nei s
5O5 Oakland
Plainview, Texas 79072
Mrs. "leis
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AN AGREEMENT BETWE
THE OPERATION OF THE
E TEXAS STATE DETARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE LOCAL
APPROPRIATING AGENCIES IN
HEALTH
Department or District
l. The expenditures on the face of this budg represent funds furnished by
in the operation
of
the Texas State Department of Health and the Local Appropriating Agencies
of the
Health Department or District.
2. All personnel carried on this budget will meet at least minimum personnel
System.
qualifications established by the Texas State Department of Health Merit
Merit System Rules and Regulations of the Texas State Department of Health
will be followed in full-time local health department jurisdictions that do
not have an accepted local Merit System or Civil Service. Local systems
may be accepted by the Texas State Department of Health, provided the ocal
systems operate in conformity with standards COmParable to those
System.
in the Rules and Regulations of the Texas State Department of Health Merit
contained
3. A Director shall be appointed to operate and administer the full-time Local
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of Medical Examiners.
be a physician, licensed or eligible to be licensed by the Texas State Board
appoint a Llrector who has been certified by the Commissioner of Hea/th as
by the State Board of Health.
being qualified under the minimum qualifications for Directors as established
4. The Director of the full-time Local Health Department or District is to be in
complete charge of all public health activities of the Department and shall
direct the personnel. He will have full authority to employ, dlscharge, and
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transfer any and all personnel under his di
ion as provided in the Merit
The Local Appropriating Agencies shall establish a Board of Health for the
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Health Department or
5. It is understood that in the
Health Department or
